Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Roell, Talita, Lemaître, Valérie A., Webb, Michael D. & Campos, Luiz A., 2023, An annotated and illustrated Type Catalogue of the predacious Shieldbugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) in the Collection of the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5232 (1), pp. 1-105 : 31

colorata (Arma) Walker 1867a: 136 . [ Figs 36–39 ]

Original data: “ a, b. Oajaca. From M. Sallé’s collection. c. Mexico. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. d. Vera Cruz. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq.” [holotype (four specimens and three varieties, see “ Note ”)]

HOLOTYPE ♀: red-margined holotype disc; “58·135 MEX. (Oajaca.)”; “ Euthyrhynchus punicus . Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592347”. Fifth right antennomere, and fourth and fifth left antennomeres missing. Wings opened ( Fig. 36 ).

NON-TYPE ♁ (Var β): “V Cruz”; “ Euthyrhynchus punicus . Walker’s catal.”; “Saunders. 65-13.”; “NHMUK 010592601”. Right antenna ill-formed. Fourth and fifth left antennomeres, and right posterior leg missing ( Fig. 37 ).

NON-TYPE ♀ (Var γ): “MeX”; “66. 12.”; “ Euthyrhynchus punicus . Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592133”. Fourth and fifth right and left antennomeres, and left posterior leg missing ( Fig. 38 ).

NON-TYPE ♀ ( Var δ): “58·135 MEX. (Oajaca.)”; “ Euthyrhynchus punicus . Walker’s catal.”; “NHMUK 010592348”. Third to fifth left antennomeres, and left posterior leg missing. Wings opened ( Fig. 39 ) .

Current status: Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus, 1767)

(first synonymised by Walker (1868: 533) to Euthyrhynchus punicus (Linnaeus, 1767) , as a variety. Stål 1870: 54–55 synonymised E. punicus to E. floridanus ; see also Distant 1880: 41; 1900a: 63; Schouteden 1907: 56).

Note: Walker (1867a: 136) mentioned three additional varieties for this species: “ Var. β.—femora red, except the tips”; “ Var γ.—Testaceous instead of red”; “ Var. δ like Var γ. Stripes of the thoraX connected near the hind border”. We have found these specimens in the collection but, according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ( ICZN 1999: Art. 72.4.1), varieties are not to be counted as part of the type series. We therefore consider one of the specimens from Mexico (Oajaca), the one with the general characteristics, as the holotype.

Figures

FIGURES 33–40. Type and non-type specimens deposited in NHMUK. 33, Oplomus chrysomelas; 34, Hoploxys coeruleus; 35, Canthecona cognata; 36–39, Arma colorata; 40, Canthecona concinna. Scale bars: 4 mm.